Some would say certain of these refer to the stereotypical, or ‘stage’ Jew. But objectively speaking, the only crime in humor is an unfunny joke.
ALAN KINGI won’t eat in a place that has suits of armor.
More Alan King Quotes
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If you want to read about love and marriage, you’ve got to buy two separate books.
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For me, that wasn’t such a joke, because my birthday was always around this time.
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We get the worrywart, the hypochondriac, the money-grubbing miser, the intractable negotiator…
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When I get up in the morning, I have to decide what I’m going to have for dinner or I can’t get through the day.
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If you stop and think about it, nearly all great humor is at the expense of someone or something.
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My mother’s sister was killed in a trolley car accident, so I was raised as one of eight with my sister and six male cousins.
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Marriage is nature’s way of keeping us from fighting with strangers.
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I think one of the big things about comedy is the ability for the audience to identify.
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I had a sympathetic role in ‘thirtysomething,’ and in two weeks I’m going to do the role again.
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When I was a kid, my father used to tell me that everybody was celebrating my birthday. That’s what the trees are all about.
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Everything my mother made had to cook for 80 hours, and when she made matzoh balls she didn’t know fluffy. Everything sank.
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Ed Sullivan brought me to TV first in 1952, then Garry Moore’s program gave me a lot of confidence and freedom.
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And humor has always been a weapon. You want to get even on somebody?
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My father helped me leave. He said, ‘It’s all out there, it’s not here.’
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Villains are a ball. People have been laughing at me for 50 years, so I love to sit in the back of the theater and listen to them hate me.
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We set no styles, no standards. We’re reflections. It’s a distorted mirror in the fun house.
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There’s nobody to believe in anymore, nobody to trust.
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Let’s face it: It’s difficult enough to be funny without worrying about what is going to offend whom.
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My favorite way to spend Saturday is in and out of bed, watching sports on TV and eating.
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The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.
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You want to attack somebody? Make fun of them.
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Now that’s better than sex, but only if the salami is thickly sliced.
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When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’
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Then, of course, you’re hooked and you have to learn how to survive in the business.
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I always plan dinner first thing in the morning.
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There’s a charm, there’s a rhythm, there’s a soul to Jewish humor.
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